Usually means: Desiring to commit theft; thievish.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word larcenous:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. larcenous: Merriam-Webster
  2. larcenous: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. larcenous: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. larcenous: Collins English Dictionary
  5. larcenous: Vocabulary.com
  6. larcenous: Wordnik
  7. larcenous: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. larcenous: Wiktionary
  9. larcenous: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. larcenous: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. larcenous: Dictionary.com
  12. Larcenous: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  13. larcenous: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  14. larcenous: Rhymezone
  15. Larcenous: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. larcenous: FreeDictionary.org
  17. larcenous: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. larcenous: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. larcenous: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  3. larcenous: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. larcenous: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (larcenous)

▸ adjective:  Given to larceny, tending to thievery.
▸ adjective:  Resembling theft, often applied to legal actions that seem unfair.

Similar:
thievishness, larcenic, larcenious, light-handed, theftuous, furtive, plunderous, thieflike, thiefy, thiefly, more...

Opposite:
honest, law-abiding, ethical, upright, trustworthy

Types:
thieving, stealing, robbing, burglary, larceny, more...



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Similar:
thievishness, larcenic, larcenious, light-handed, theftuous, furtive, plunderous, thieflike, thiefy, thiefly, more...

Opposite:
honest, law-abiding, ethical, upright, trustworthy

Types:
thieving, stealing, robbing, burglary, larceny, more...



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